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COVID-19 Vaccine Text Outreach

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Covid19
Registration Number
NCT04834726
Lead Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Brief Summary

This project aims to evaluate different approaches to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among at-risk patients at Penn Medicine in an equitable and systematic manner through a centralized outreach program. The investigators will evaluate different text-based scheduling and messaging approaches informed by behavioral science to increase uptake among eligible patients, including the use of clinician endorsement, opt-out framing, and scarcity.

Detailed Description

This project will evaluate a centralized approach to increasing COVID through direct outreach to eligible patients via text messaging. This pragmatic randomized controlled trial has the following aims:

Aim 1: To conduct systematic large scale text message outreach for vaccine delivery among a defined group of Penn Medicine in a way that advances equity.

Aim 2: To offer different scheduling workflows through text messaging that might increase uptake and reduce disparities.

Aim 3: To compare the equity and efficiency of different messages informed by behavioral science, including PCP endorsement, opt-out framing, and scarcity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
19554
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients of Penn Medicine aged 18+ who reside in Philadelphia and who have had at least 1 visit in the past 5 years with a Penn Medicine primary care provider (PCP)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have completed any dose of the vaccine at Penn Medicine, are currently scheduled to receive the vaccine, have externally documented vaccination records, or have previously received text-message based vaccine outreach.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dose 1 Completion1 month

Percentage of patients who complete the first dose of the COVID vaccine within 1 month of initial outreach

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Vaccine Completion2 months

Percentage of patients who complete the vaccination process within 2 months of initial outreach

Dose 1 Completion2 months

Percentage of patients who complete the first dose of the COVID vaccine within 2 months of initial outreach

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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